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Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)

submitted 2 years ago by jherazob@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The much maligned "Trusted Computing" idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google's ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google's hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

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[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is why we need Firefox.

And Firefox needs to be a market that can't be ignored.

[–] Mnmalst@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@TheYang Exactly! Came here to say this. Everybody actively using chromium based browsers is a part of the problem.

[–] Engywuck@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Stop with this excuse and stop Insulting people. I've been on Firefox for nearly 20 years, but Mozilla has ruined it for me little by little. The last straw has been the horrible UI redesign. So I switched to a Chromium browser. Tell Mozilla to make a better browser and to listen to their community, instead of blaming people for using what serves them best.

[–] steakmeout@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

What does your UI gripe have to do with this biased tabloid piece you shared?

Firefox is fine and works even better than it ever has. If you cared about the UI so much you'd have tried any of its forks that use different and older designs.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Firefox depends on google for funding though. Google could probably deal a killing blow quite easily.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i think they probably donate so much to make sure they have at least one competitor so they don't get busted up like Standard Oil

[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

They are not donating, if I remember correctly fairly recently Microsoft outbid them and bing was default for a bit.

But maybe I'm not remembering correctly tbh.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm skeptical if the government would even do that given how stacked it is with cronies

[–] _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Don't know what government you're referring to, but if the EU anti-trust regulation kicks in it will affect everyone. EU agencies are slow but they do their job eventually.

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Firefox will most likely support this, if it doesn't want to get cut off from most of the web.

However, it would be nice to have a Firefox or Chromium fork with a switch to disable the "feature", an option to remove any links to websites requiring this stuff, and some search engine free of links to websites requiring it.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

However non technical folk will not be able to or really be interested in all that and will just download the regular browser and leave the option enabled. This only gets traction if the option it turned off by default.

[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Firefox will most likely support this, if it doesn’t want to get cut off from most of the web.

well, if more people used Firefox websites couldn't just throw them under the bus, which is why I said it's so important.
We'll have to see, but I'd hope Firefox puts up at least some resistance.